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so it was certainly the worst sell offof the year and all three major averages here in the u.s. now negative for the month of february. so what did it? it was a bunch of things. the italian elections perhaps we'll have gridlock there in those austerity measures will be taken back a little bit. nobody wants to see that. you want italy to fix its debt crisis. also, what will happen on friday, right? the automatic spending cuts here in the u.s., the sequester, we got a little nervous about that as well. this morning, futures flat, maybe a little bit higher. you would expect for see a big rally after such a big sell off. not the case today. >> let's talk about martha stewart. macy's and j. c. penney like her. >> they won't want her. macy's ceo took the stand yesterday and he hung occupy martha stewart two years ago when she called him to tell him that her cookware and her bake ware and awful her home goods would be sold also in j. c. penney and macy's was was saying we have the exclusive right to your items and well, j. c. penney's and martha stewart is trying to prove that that is
so it was certainly the worst sell offof the year and all three major averages here in the u.s. now negative for the month of february. so what did it? it was a bunch of things. the italian elections perhaps we'll have gridlock there in those austerity measures will be taken back a little bit. nobody wants to see that. you want italy to fix its debt crisis. also, what will happen on friday, right? the automatic spending cuts here in the u.s., the sequester, we got a little nervous about that as...
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the u.s. military rejected any suggestion that its special forces carried out any such crime. >>> a memorable night at the oscars but not just for the big winners. host seth mcfarlane is getting a lot of praise this morning. from laughs to jabs, we'll take a closer look at how the funny man opened hollywood's biggest night. that is next. xt. >>> argo tells the previously classified story about an american hostage rescue in post revolutionary iran. the story was so top secret that the fill's director is unknown to the academy. on the movie, worked on the movie,. >> first time oscar host seth macfarlane earning plenty of laughs last night. argo would go to win the night's top honor for best picture t starred and was directed by actor ben affleck. other winners include actress anne hathaway who won best supporting actress and singer adele stealing the gold for best song in the movie sky fall. look at that performance. wow! that is -- for her, they always talk about how s
the u.s. military rejected any suggestion that its special forces carried out any such crime. >>> a memorable night at the oscars but not just for the big winners. host seth mcfarlane is getting a lot of praise this morning. from laughs to jabs, we'll take a closer look at how the funny man opened hollywood's biggest night. that is next. xt. >>> argo tells the previously classified story about an american hostage rescue in post revolutionary iran. the...
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allen just finished a 19-month tour as top commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan. >>> time now is 6:11 on this wednesday morning. coming up, vice president joe biden's weapon of choice. >> a look at the damage left behind in kansas city after a gas explosion demolished an entire block. we'll be right back. >>> a devastating scene in downtown kansas city. take a look at this. this was a natural gas explosion that left an entire block in flames. two people are reportedly missing. fourteen are hurt after the blast and a following fire. right now, emergency crews are using cadaver dogs to search the smoldering remains for victims or survivors. witnesses say they smelled natural gas for hours in the area before the blast. an investigation into the cause of the leak and explosion is still under way. juror right in downtown? >> right in downtown. >> too bad. >> what is happen something. >> a front came through that brought us some rain showers and temporarily the temperatures went up in the upper 40s and now they've fallen off a cliff here. we're wa
allen just finished a 19-month tour as top commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan. >>> time now is 6:11 on this wednesday morning. coming up, vice president joe biden's weapon of choice. >> a look at the damage left behind in kansas city after a gas explosion demolished an entire block. we'll be right back. >>> a devastating scene in downtown kansas city. take a look at this. this was a natural gas explosion that left an entire block in flames. two people are reportedly...
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alan gross was convicted of spying and sentenced to 15 years in prison a group of u.s. officials led by senator patrick leahy is also in cuba to see how the economy is doing there. leahy says he would like to brick gross home but it is not likely to this trip. gross' family says he is not in good health. >>> more fallout from the horse meat scandal spreading across europe. this morning, nestle has pulled its beef pasta meals off store shelves in italy and spain and has stopped selling frozen meat to catering businesses in france after tests found horse dna in some of the products. >>> it is the end of the road for hot mail as microsoft goes public way new service to better compete with google's g mail. this is my friend diane. she's played by the rules her whole life. but then the rules flew right out the window. having just lost her husband, she stepped up and adopted her three grandkids, while working full time and caring for her brother, eddie, with cerebral palsy. i get the three children up. i walk andrew at eight i drop olivia off at eight thirty. spend a few minu
alan gross was convicted of spying and sentenced to 15 years in prison a group of u.s. officials led by senator patrick leahy is also in cuba to see how the economy is doing there. leahy says he would like to brick gross home but it is not likely to this trip. gross' family says he is not in good health. >>> more fallout from the horse meat scandal spreading across europe. this morning, nestle has pulled its beef pasta meals off store shelves in italy and spain and has stopped selling...
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critics say he isn't supportive enough u.s. ally israel and is unreasonably sympathetickic to iran. still, gop opponents say they will probably allow a confirmation vote when they return from break on the 25th. >>> a leaked immigration proposal from the white house is drawing some harsh criticism from republicans. the draft bill leaked to "usa today" would create a special sleys afor illegal immigrants allowing them to stay in the u.s. while they wait for permanent legal status. -- a special visa for illegal immigrants. >>> time now no the morning line. >> and u2. >> what? >> that was u2 and you too as well. >> let's just do this. >> the runners and caps had their first meeting yesterday. we don't like them. you know why? because they beat us last year in the semifinals. >> that is a good reason not to like somebody. >> you ever been in madison square guardens? >> yes, went there and saw the big east tournament last year. >> how did you get tickets? >> don't be asking that. >> caps are up 1-0 but rangers are pretty good. this is why they're pretty good. they may good defensive hocke
critics say he isn't supportive enough u.s. ally israel and is unreasonably sympathetickic to iran. still, gop opponents say they will probably allow a confirmation vote when they return from break on the 25th. >>> a leaked immigration proposal from the white house is drawing some harsh criticism from republicans. the draft bill leaked to "usa today" would create a special sleys afor illegal immigrants allowing them to stay in the u.s. while they wait for permanent legal...
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a lot of that had to do with the big americaner of american airlines and u.s. airways and the buyout of heinz, apparently mr. buffett liking ketchup. futures are in negative territory and part of this could be europe's in recession, the g-20's meeting and whenever the finance minister and central bankers get together, it can't be any good, especially when they have to fight over who's going to pick up the bar tab. we'll probably start the day in new york in negative territory >> let's head overseas and look at europe. what's with the horse meat scandal? it seems to be growing over there and what kind of global impact could we see on the markets possibly? >>reporter: this is -- fortunately horse meat is not traded in new york. they'll sell you just about anything else in new york, especially on wall street, but the europeans really have a problem on their hands. first of all, they have had to recall thousands upon thousands of tons of food, frozen hamburger, lasagna because what they discovered was things labeled as genuine beef, 100% beef were actually q wilbur
a lot of that had to do with the big americaner of american airlines and u.s. airways and the buyout of heinz, apparently mr. buffett liking ketchup. futures are in negative territory and part of this could be europe's in recession, the g-20's meeting and whenever the finance minister and central bankers get together, it can't be any good, especially when they have to fight over who's going to pick up the bar tab. we'll probably start the day in new york in negative territory >> let's...
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so men and u.s. airways could be the biggest carrier not just in the u.s. but in the entire world. valued at nearly $11 billion. so the boards have approved this. we are expecting an announcement later today but the deal is far from done. they still need a lot of regulators to approve this deal. what it does, and as you can see by this chart we'll show you, that is it brings the number carriers here in the u.s. down to four. we've seen so much merger activity since 2008 starting with delta and northwest that really, all of these airlines coal 80% of traffic so there is not that many options left for passengers. you got to imagine that fares are going to go up just a little bit. you shouldn't be too alarmed by. this a recent survey from price waterhouse cooper shows that over the years 2004 to 2011, air fare actually went down. >> since we are on the topic of merger and it is valentine's day, let it is a talk about merging at work. apparently, this is becoming more common. >> your next husband or wife might be sitting right next to you. a career builder survey shows that four out of
so men and u.s. airways could be the biggest carrier not just in the u.s. but in the entire world. valued at nearly $11 billion. so the boards have approved this. we are expecting an announcement later today but the deal is far from done. they still need a lot of regulators to approve this deal. what it does, and as you can see by this chart we'll show you, that is it brings the number carriers here in the u.s. down to four. we've seen so much merger activity since 2008 starting with delta and...
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well, this is something obviously that has not happened in u.s. history before. we've never hay female president so there is no precedent that has been set. there would have to be some decisions made. however, we do have some indication ass to what he would be called. >> first, we should start with, in the case of hillary clinton, in bill's case, he would be addressed as president clinton and president clinton in the white house which would get complicate because in onor of anybody that has become president, they are referred to for the rest of their life as president. his welcome back aspecial circumstance in hillary's case. the answer to the hillary clinton case is bill clinton would be known as president clinton for the rest of his life. >> however, if this were to happen, in standard practice, for example, in the media and all that kind of stuff, they would probably refer to him as former president clinton to make it clear because that would be an unusual case. >> what about the number you know how bush 1 and bush 2. president what number. >> 41 and 43, i bel
well, this is something obviously that has not happened in u.s. history before. we've never hay female president so there is no precedent that has been set. there would have to be some decisions made. however, we do have some indication ass to what he would be called. >> first, we should start with, in the case of hillary clinton, in bill's case, he would be addressed as president clinton and president clinton in the white house which would get complicate because in onor of anybody that...
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. >> american airlines and u.s. airways are close to a deal and if it goes through, it would create the biggest carrier in the world. the merger will be good for the two companies but customers may end up paying more. travelers say there are always other options. >> authority term, i don't think much is going to change. people's wallets right now tell exactly how much they will pay for tickets right now. >> long term, we'll pay more for our tick the price. >> i think that southwest and jetblue will continue to undercut them where price an even some services are concerned. >> the merger negotiations are not final yet but the two sides are trying to seal a deal by next week. >>> coming up next, calls for change we'll hear from critics and fans of the washington redskins about whether the team's name and logo need to go. >> first, cutting the competition in half. we'll look back at idol's second night in hollywood. time now is 6:12. ♪ ♪ i'm halfway to your heart ♪ you have to let me know ♪ so i don't make my wo
. >> american airlines and u.s. airways are close to a deal and if it goes through, it would create the biggest carrier in the world. the merger will be good for the two companies but customers may end up paying more. travelers say there are always other options. >> authority term, i don't think much is going to change. people's wallets right now tell exactly how much they will pay for tickets right now. >> long term, we'll pay more for our tick the price. >> i think...
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an unclassified memo says it is legal for the u.s. government to kill u.s. citizens if they believe they're senior al- qaida leaders. 11 senators, most democrats have demanded that the president provide justification. they have concerns about the program. >> our concern is to coop keep the american people safe in consistent with our laws and our values. there's no court in the united states or anywhere around the world that would accept this view that a president, one person can decide how and when to kill its own citizens without any checks or balances. >> reporter: he will also likely face questions about water boarding. he had said in the past that it saves american lives, but in a questionnaire ahead of the hearings, he said he had some personal reservations about that program. these hearings get underway at 2:30 this afternoon. >>> there was supposed to be a vote today on the confirmation of president obama's choice to head the pentagon. but it was postponed yesterday. republicans are demanding more answers from hagel about his finances. >>> yesterday t
an unclassified memo says it is legal for the u.s. government to kill u.s. citizens if they believe they're senior al- qaida leaders. 11 senators, most democrats have demanded that the president provide justification. they have concerns about the program. >> our concern is to coop keep the american people safe in consistent with our laws and our values. there's no court in the united states or anywhere around the world that would accept this view that a president, one person can decide...
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has trip also includes stops in jordan and the we bank as the u.s. is trying to revive peace talks. the upcoming visit could above the mr. obama's image there. >>> we are now getting a peek bee mind the curtain into the obama administration's justification for targeting and killing american citizens suspected of terrorism. it comes as one of the faces of the drone program prepares for its confirmation to the stop spot in the cia. john brennan is president obama's choice to be the next cia director and will face sufficient questions about the drone program at his confirmation hearings tomorrow. >> let's check in with talker. >> nice, cold start to your day. temperatures falling back for the most part in the upper 20s and low 30s. we are chilly but hoping for a little sun later today with temperatures in the mid-40s. so no travel issues if you are headed to the airport, that kind of thing. let's kick it off bay look at the numbers. a quick reminder, the kids going to the bus stop will want to be prepared for a cold winter morning as we've fallen back into the upper 20s and low 30s no
has trip also includes stops in jordan and the we bank as the u.s. is trying to revive peace talks. the upcoming visit could above the mr. obama's image there. >>> we are now getting a peek bee mind the curtain into the obama administration's justification for targeting and killing american citizens suspected of terrorism. it comes as one of the faces of the drone program prepares for its confirmation to the stop spot in the cia. john brennan is president obama's choice to be the next...
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the three major rating agencies, they say the u.s. government has told them it plans to file civil charges against them for the with a it rated certainly securities in 2007. this is before the financial crisis in 2008. so, of course, they say that the information that the government has is wrong and factually incorrect. but it would be the first action taken by the government against a rating agency of this type. so this is a big deal. and the owner, the company of that seasons s&p's mcgraw hill and hair share price tumbled about 14%. it sent a lot of the other ratings agencies down as well. >> continuing the rocky ride. thank you so much. we'll see you tomorrow. >> all right. >>> still ahead, we are gearing up for the ravens' victory parade. tucker barnes is live in downtown baltimore with a preview for us. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recip
the three major rating agencies, they say the u.s. government has told them it plans to file civil charges against them for the with a it rated certainly securities in 2007. this is before the financial crisis in 2008. so, of course, they say that the information that the government has is wrong and factually incorrect. but it would be the first action taken by the government against a rating agency of this type. so this is a big deal. and the owner, the company of that seasons s&p's mcgraw...
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traffic. >> thank you. >>> after years of trying to get a statue of frederick douglas in the u.s. capitol, the wait is finally over. the staff oust famous speaker, writer and abolitionist is move first thing d.c. government building and city leaders are celebrating. eleanor holmes norton will host an event tonight to call attention to the relocation of douglas' statue. >>> former new york city mayor ed koch will be laid to rest this morning in manhattan's temple emmanuel. former president bill clinton will speak at the service serving as i representative for barack obama. koch was admired has a tough lawmaker who hay fierce loyalty to israel. he died on friday of congestive heart failure at the age of 88. also today, state officials will announce a subway station in the big apple will be renamed in his hon oimple the east 77th street and lexington avenue stop is said to be his favorite and is also where he often campaigned. -- in his honor. >>> why some super bowl advertiser might be knocking on cbs's door this morning. we'll go live to fox business network in new york next. >>> a
traffic. >> thank you. >>> after years of trying to get a statue of frederick douglas in the u.s. capitol, the wait is finally over. the staff oust famous speaker, writer and abolitionist is move first thing d.c. government building and city leaders are celebrating. eleanor holmes norton will host an event tonight to call attention to the relocation of douglas' statue. >>> former new york city mayor ed koch will be laid to rest this morning in manhattan's temple...
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an explosion outside the u.s. embassy in turkey. reports of deaths and injuries. we'll bring you the latest. >> and a new face in the race for d.c. mayor? the next election is more than
an explosion outside the u.s. embassy in turkey. reports of deaths and injuries. we'll bring you the latest. >> and a new face in the race for d.c. mayor? the next election is more than